• Energize Your Pharmacy Career with the Spirit of Sport

    Resources for Aspiring Sports Pharmacists
  • Drug Safety in Sport

    Expert Statements
  • Sports Pharmacy Integrity

    Pharmacists as Athlete Support Personnel

What is Sports Pharmacy?

Sports Pharmacy is drugs in sport expertise, a specialty practice of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences in which:ISPN definition.

  • athletes are distinguished as a unique patient population, and
  • sports integrity drives decisions for health and performance

designed within the diverse world of sports, healthcare guidelines, clinical governance, sporting competition, and anti-doping code. Highly customizable to sport setting and the needs of athletes. ISPN definition.

Sports Pharmacists are Athlete Support Personnel with responsibilities defined by sports governing bodies, World Anti-Doping Agency and International Olympic Committee Medical Code. Anti-doping laws guide and restrict pharmacy practice in addition to the rules and regulations of pharmacy laws.

Sports Pharmacy Conference

Sports Pharmacy Integrity

Professional Ethics

Integrity Standards

Sports Pharmacy eCourses

Online trainings 

suggested by ISPN

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Annual Sports Pharmacy Conferences

Keep current with the ever evolving landscape of athlete health and sports medicine, exercise physiology for pharmacists, anti-doping science and drug detection, dietary supplements risk vs reward, athlete counseling and dispelling misinformation.

The best global space to meet up!

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Drug Status in Sport Databases

For sports pharmacists working with athletes, looking for reliable tools for their use, can be found here and through credible websites. Use the registered International Non-proprietary Name and search drugs in systems from around the world.

Keep up with supplement trends!

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Volunteer opportunities in sport

Aspiring sports pharmacists may take their first steps by volunteering at local sporting events. Volunteering for organizing or crowd control can be as valuable in understanding sporting events and the medical volunteer roles, less common for on-site pharmacists.

Calendar of events (coming soon)

Sports Pharmacy Blog for Sports Pharmacists

Understanding WADA Code on IV Infusions for Athletes

Understanding WADA Code on IV Infusions for Athletes

Location, location, location! It matters where the athlete receives an IV f...
WADA published 2025 Prohibited List

WADA published 2025 Prohibited List

Well-training sports pharmacists help interpret the WADA Prohibited List, b...
Applications for Olympic Volunteers

Applications for Olympic Volunteers

Sports Pharmacists may begin applying to volunteer at the 2026 Winter Olymp...
Dietary Supplement Resources

Dietary Supplement Resources

Athletes frequently use dietary supplements, but the use of these may risk ...
Qualifications of Sports Pharmacist

What is a Qualified Sports Pharmacist?

Standards for a pharmacist to work with competitive athletes or to title on...
Pre-Prescribing

Pre-Prescribing

Pharmacovigilance begins with selecting the most appropriate medication for...

Drugs in Sport Databases

Navigate a worldwide list of drug databases in sport